The
Carroll family offered a 60 acre tract of land near Cole's Harbor (now known as
the Inner Harbor) in 1 acre lots. They named the 3 street towns Baltimore Town
in honor of Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron of Baltimore, founder of the Maryland
Colony.

First Ship
of the US Navy

The first US Navy
ship to enter service was launched from the Harris Creek Shipyard in Fell's
Point on September 7, 1797. She was christened the USS Constellation and served
in the US Fleet for more than 50 years, including campaigns against Tripoli and
Great Britain.

Suburban Sprawl Takes Away Population

While the Baltimore city population
has been in decline, the Baltimore-Towson metro area has continued to rise with
an estimate of 2.6 million in 2004

Baltimore Riot

Racial
tensions in Baltimore and throughout the rest of the country exploded shortly
after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, TN. National
Guard troops were called in to disperse the rioters. Over 1,000 fires were
ignited, six people died, 700 people were injured, and 80 million dollars in
property damage was reported

The Inner Harbor Takes Shape

Thanks to the
vision of Baltimore's local government and business leaders, the downtown
waterfront district was no longer a derelict port area once developer James
Rouse's and architect Benjamin C. Thompson's Harbor place project opened in
1980. This multi-building entertainment and retail project was and continues to
be the anchor of Baltimore's largest attraction, the Inner Harbor.